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Re: [VN] New Mobil1 vs. Old Mobil1 vs. Non-Synthetic?
- To: gmecm@diy-efi.org
- Subject: Re: [VN] New Mobil1 vs. Old Mobil1 vs. Non-Synthetic?
- From: Bob Valentine <bob@tecmark.com>
- Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 01:15:15 -0500
At 10:22 PM 1/24/00 EST, you wrote:
>The gear clearance in the pump housing is so bad, that the Buick shop
manuals
>tell you that you must pack the oil pump housing and gears with vaseline
>petroleum jelly, anytime you disassemble the pump. Honest!
Not true. It's packed with jelly because the pump isn't self-priming and
can't pull the oil up from the pan. Of course, once it's primed it still
can barely supply pressure when hot, but that's a whole 'nother subject....
<grin>
>PAULAMRKAD@AOL.COM
--> Bob Valentine
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